Ancient Greece Art

From an acclaimed classicist comes a witty, unusual, and fascinating "biography" of Homer's fictional Bronze Age hero, Odysseus. In this entertaining book, Charles Beye fills out the story of this extraordinary figure while at the same time portraying Odysseus' evolution through the course of a strange and adventuresome life, at times so remote, at times so immediate in the contemporary perspective.

In ancient Athens, thousands would attend theatre festivals that turned writing into a fierce battle for fame, money, and laughably large trophies. While the tragedies earned artistic respect, it was the comedies - the raunchy jokes, vulgar innuendo, outrageous invention, and barbed political commentary - that captured the imagination of the city.

Euadne was turned into a pig by Circe. Will he ever be back to being human again? Euadne was loved by everyone in Ithaca for his wonderful pots with unique forms, shapes and designs. Ithaca was then in a state of confusion after the mysterious disappearance of its king, King Odysseus. A poet became unhappy about Euadne’s pottery art and made his nymph friend cast a curse on Euadne. Just before being cursed, Euadne had found his love of life, Panos. Five apprentices of Euadne’s father were possessed by demons and went to destroy the pottery workshop of his father. Would Eudane in his pig...